Railway cross-tie.



No. 754,458. PATENTED MAR.'15, 1904.

T. J. Km0. RAILWAY GROSS TIE.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 29,' 1903.

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Asmunwnnsi UNITED STATES Patented March 15, 1904.

THOMAS J. KITTO, OEJOPLIN, MISSOURI.

RAILWAY CROSS-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 754,458, dated March15, 1904.

Application led october 29, 1903.

To a/ZZ'whom/ it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. KITTO, a citizen of the United States,residing at Joplin, in the county ofJasper and State of Missouri, haveinvented a new and useful Railway Cross- Tie, of which the following isa specification.

The invention relates to improvements in metallic cross-ties.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of,metallic cross-ties and to provide a simple and comparativelyinexpensive one of great strength and durability ada'pted to be readilycushioned and capable of securely fastening and firmly holding the railsin position. v

A further object of the invention is to provide a metallic cross-tieadapted to be cushioned by a wooden plank or board and to arrange therail-clamping devices so that the same will also operate to secure thecushioning plank or board in position.

With these and other objects in View the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, illustrated in the accompanying-drawings, and pointedout in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that variouschanges in the form, proportion, size, and minor details of constructionwithin the scope of the claims may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure lis a plan View of a portion of a track providedwith cross-ties constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 isa side elevation of the same, showing one of the cross-ties. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal sectional view of the tie. Fig. 4 is a detail perspectiveview of one of the railclamps. Fig. 5 is a sectional view similar toFig. 3, the cushioning plankor board being omitted. Fig. 6 is a sideelevation of a portion of a rail-tie, illustrating a slight modificationof the invention, the side anges of the rail-clamps being omitted.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 designates a metallic cross-tie provided serial No. 179,109. otomodel.)

I at its upper face with a longitudinal vrecess extending substantiallyacross the space between the rails 3, preferably from the outer side ofone rail to the outer side of the other and adapted to receive acushioning plank or board 4, upon which the rails are placed. Thecross-tie is provided with upwardlyfprojecting end portions 5, whichabut against the ends of the cushioning board or plank, as clearlyillustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and the ends of the cushioningplank or piece abut against the projecting portions 5. The cushioning'plank or piece is preferably constructed of soft yieldable wood, andthe rails are retained on the ends of it by means of clamps 6 and 7,arranged in pairs and located at the inner and outer sides of the railsand secured to the same by suitable fastening devices. The fasteningdevices, which may be of any desired number, preferably consist of boltsand have their nuts at the upper faces of the rail-clamps. Therail-clamps, which are in the form of caps, are provided with dependinglanges 9, which extend downward below the upper face of the cross-tieand engage the side edges thereof, and the inner clamps, which fit onthe cushioning plank or piece, project below the lower face of the sameand engage the side faces of the cross-tie, whereby the cushioning-plankis 'rmly held against lateral movement on the cross-tie. The clamps areprovided at their engaging ends with inclined engaging faces or jaws 10,i

which conform to the configuration of the bottom flanges of the railsand which fit against the webs of the same, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.By this construction and arrangement the rails are firmly clamped inposition, and they are securely held on the cushioning plank or piece ofthe cross-tie.

The rails are connected by fish-plates 11, located at opposite sides ofthe webs of the rails and recessed at their lower edges to receive theclamps. The fish-plates are secured to the rails by bolts 11, whichpierce the webs of the rails and the lish-plates in the usual manner.

The cross-tie 13 (shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings) receives the rail,which is not cushioned by a plank or piece, as illustrated in IOO Figs.1 and 3, and said cross-tie is of the same thickness throughout itsentire length.

In Fig. 6 of the drawings is illustrated a second modiication, thedepending anges being omitted from the rail-clamps 14. rlhe railclampshaving the depending side anges 9 and which form caps for the cross-tiesmay be advantageously employed on Wooden crossties.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is- Y 1. The combination with arail, of a cross-tie constructed of metal and provided at its upper facewith a longitudinal recess, and a cushioning-piece interposed betweenthe cross-tie and the rail and secured to the cross-tie by the fas,-tening means for retaining the rails in place, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination With rails, of a cross-tie4 provided at its upperface with a longitudinal` recess extending from one rail to the other,and a cushioning plank or piece fitted in the recess and interposedbetween the cross-tie and the rails, substantially as described.

3. The combination with rails, of a cross-tie provided With alongitudinal recess and having projecting end portions located beyondthe rails, and acushioning plank or piece arranged Within the recess andfitted against the projecting portions of the cross-tie and interposedbetween the latter and the rails, substantially as described.

4. The combination Witharail, ofa cross-tie receiving the rail, and arail-clamp consisting of a cap iitted on the cross-tie and provided atone end with an outwardly-extending rail-engaging portion engaging oneof the bottom lflanges of the rail, said clamp being provided atopposite sides of the cross-tie with depending anges, substantially asdescribed.

5. The combination of a cross-tie, a cushioning plank or piece arrangedon the upper face of the cross-tie in position to receive a rail, and arail-clamp consisting of a cap iitted on the cushioning plank or pieceand provided with depending. side flanges embracing the cross-tie andretaining the plank or piece in position, substantially as described.

6. The combination ofv a cross-tie provided at its upper face with alongitudinal recess, a

cushioning plank or piece fitted in the recess and arranged to receivethe rails, rail-engag ing clamps consisting of clamps fitted on thecross-tie and provided ,with depending side V,flanges and retainingthecushioning plank or piece in position, and fastening devicesconnecting the clamps and the cross-tie and piercing the cushioningplank or piece, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own Ihave hereto aixed mysignature in the presence of two Witnesses.

THOMASv J. KITTO.

